Is it permissible for the one led in prayer to perform the prostration of forgetfulness behind the Imam?
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If a congregant errs while following the Imam, he does not perform the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud as-sahw), because the Imam bears his forgetfulness, based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "The Imam is a guarantor."
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